Are you suggesting that it would not be possible for it to be known if the command came from God? That if an all powerful God did exist, it would not be possible for people to know he was communicating with them?

Your claim is not merely that God exists, but that an all powerful God exists and may give such a command.

There is both a moral problem and an existential logical fallacy in such a claim.
the moral problem is that a command must come with the threat of force ir violence against the person if they don't obey the command. Consider Saul for example ...

Secondly the logical contradiction and existential fallacy; An all powerful God not only need not command, it can't command. Giving a command implies the possibility however vanishingly small that the recipient of the order will disobey. Ergo the all powerful God is not all powerful.

Edit: And if it is not all powerful it is also not God.

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Your claim is not merely that God exists, but that an all powerful God exists and may give such a command.

There is both a moral problem and an existential logical fallacy in such a claim.
the moral problem is that a command must come with the threat of force ir violence against the person if they don't obey the command. Consider Saul for example ...

Secondly the logical contradiction and existential fallacy; An all powerful God not only need not command, it can't command. Giving a command implies the possibility however vanishingly small that the recipient of the order will disobey. Ergo the all powerful God is not all powerful.

Edit: And if it is not all powerful it is also not God.

And you think your argument has no possiblity of error? No possible solutions?

If the command is moral then to not follow the command is immoral. It would be immoral for justice not to be served for immoral actions.

An all powerful God can opt to create creatures with free will, the ability to choose not to follow commands. This is not a limit of power but a choice not to control all choices of creatures.

Again ptutt, you have nothing but claims here. Claims that depend on many things being true, but which you have not proved to be true.

Ethics is the study of morality. To be an ethical person requires the examination of morals. You are avoiding this, by going back to god's commands again.

Why not try to discuss an ethical approach to a human giving orders which may be questionable in a moral sense.

For example, what do you think are the merits or dis-merits of a death penalty? Leave god out of it for now, because it is obvious at present that we are talking past each other. Let's try and find some common ground. We wont do that by you insisting god exists, he commands, and you obey.

Countries exist, laws exists, death penalties exist. Let us have a debate about that.

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Just stick to the idea that science tests falsifiable hypotheses to destruction.

The point is, ptutt, that people have actually done what you are suggesting as a hypothetical. And, as you have noted, the courts then form the opinion that they are insane - because to murder someone and say god told you to do it is insane.

These people actually believed god had spoken to them - I have twice now told you of a woman who killed her own children with a rock, she was pretty certain it was a clear command... Are these people just acting on God's commands and we are presuming they are insane, or are they insane?

It is a reasonable point however if you look back a few posts i stated that typically biblical commands were confirmed by some miracle not just a voice in their head. Surely you must accept that an omnipotent God would have a means available so you would know the command is from him. And i mean know.

If not you would have to deny all forms of evidence which God may use.

I think an issue here is some are unable to empathise with the theists position. Have you ever tried to play chess against yourself? (Bobby Fischer trained himself doing this.) Switch the board around and see everything from your opponents point of view.

It is a reasonable point however if you look back a few posts i stated that typically biblical commands were confirmed by some miracle not just a voice in their head. Surely you must accept that an omnipotent God would have a means available so you would know the command is from him. And i mean know.

If not you would have to deny all forms of evidence which God may use.

I think an issue here is some are unable to empathise with the theists position. Have you ever tried to play chess against yourself? (Bobby Fischer trained himself doing this.) Switch the board around and see everything from your opponents point of view.

yes. you don't seem to appreciate that we are trying to see it from your side. unfortunately the view is not good from there

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It is a reasonable point however if you look back a few posts i stated that typically biblical commands were confirmed by some miracle not just a voice in their head. Surely you must accept that an omnipotent God would have a means available so you would know the command is from him. And i mean know.

If not you would have to deny all forms of evidence which God may use.

Like the burning bush, that didn't actually burn. Is that the best he can do? Sounds like a cheap magician's trick to me.

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